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Reigate and Banstead fire and rescue incident statistics
Annual SFRS incident totals for Reigate, Redhill, Banstead, Horley and the wider authority, with transparent comparisons, reusable downloads and local fire risk assessment guidance.
Page summary
What the published figures show for Reigate and Banstead
SFRS recorded 7,225 incidents in Reigate and Banstead across 2020–2025, representing 11.8% of the Surrey total. The annual series moved from 1,166 in 2020 to 1,170 in 2025—0.3% higher.
Reigate and Banstead spans major town centres, offices, retail, residential blocks, care settings, industrial premises and Gatwick-adjacent hospitality around Horley.
Local data at a glance
Reigate and Banstead in the Surrey comparison
Raw totals reflect service demand as well as population, roads, land use, premises and reporting. They must not be interpreted as a safety league table.
The population-context figure combines the 2025 incident count with the Census 2021 population of 150,846. It is descriptive context, not a current risk rate or a measure of compliance.
Six-year view
Incidents attended in Reigate and Banstead, 2020–2025
The bars show all incidents recorded against the authority in the official district table. Select the complete Surrey explorer for county-wide categories and every local authority.
Open the Surrey explorer1,1662020
1,2762021
1,2792022
1,1282023
1,2062024
1,1702025
Local context
Reigate and Banstead, East Surrey
Main places: Reigate, Redhill, Banstead, Horley.
Authority totals can be useful for describing published SFRS demand, but they cannot reveal the condition, management or legal compliance of a particular building.
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Fire risk assessment considerations in Reigate and Banstead
A local incident total cannot define the assessment scope. The building’s use, people, layout, construction, management and existing fire precautions remain decisive.
Commercial and office centres
Shared escape routes, landlord systems and several employers can create overlapping responsible-person duties.
Hotels and guest accommodation
Sleeping occupants, unfamiliarity and around-the-clock operation require a suitable warning and evacuation strategy.
Blocks and managed housing
The common parts, fire doors, compartmentation and resident information need the correct residential assessment method.
Use the data carefully
What this profile can—and cannot—tell you
It can show
- The annual SFRS incident total recorded for Reigate and Banstead
- Changes in the published raw count from 2020 to 2025
- The authority’s share and position within the Surrey table
- Population context using a clearly dated Census denominator
- A stable source for reports, articles and local guidance
It cannot show
- How many district incidents were fires rather than other calls
- Whether a particular premises is safe or legally compliant
- A current rate per premises, visitor or operating hour
- The cause of differences between Surrey authorities
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Fire stations located in Reigate and Banstead
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Transparent method
Official source and calculation notes
The authority values are copied from Surrey County Council’s district CSV. Totals, rankings, shares and changes are calculated directly from those values; no incident category is assigned at district level.
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